Digital images of Hoboken Review, Volume 1, No. 4, September-October 1938. Issued by The Chamber of Commerce, Hoboken.
Entry/Object ID
2005.079.0008
Scope and Content
Digital images of Hoboken Review, Volume 1, No. 3, September-October 1938. Issued by The Chamber of Commerce, 1 Newark St., Hoboken.
Booklet, 6" x 9" high. 16 pp. plus cover. Museum does not own the original.
Page 2-3: The Business Front
General Foods Building $1,000,000 Plant. Article about the groundbreaking on June 6, 1938 for the Maxwell House, Sanka and Kaffee Hag coffees and Maxwell House Tea factory. Site was owned by the Lackawanna Railroad which had World War [One] warehouses and was used a lumberyard until the sale. The Hoboken Police Band played at the groundbreaking ceremony.
"Tootsie Roll" (Sweets Company of America) moved to Hoboken in March; located at 1515 Willow Avenue formerly occupied by the Elevator Supplies Company.
Sperry Products Co. moved a plant to 1501 Willow Ave. which was had also been part of the Elevator Supply Company building.
Bethelehem Steel took over the Fletcher plant in June from United Shipyards, Inc.
George Brown was retained as director at Hoboken.
Bolle & Detzel opened furniture store at 130 Washington where Cordts Furniture was once located.
Pages 6-7: Hoboken Industries; K & E World's Largest Plant for Manufacture of Engineers Instruments. Reviews the company's history since coming to Hoboken in 1880; built Clock Tower building in 1907.
Page 8: Our Government Piers
Page 9: Action Won on Piers Problem; Sale or Lease of Piers to City Authorized.
Page 10: Fete Nieuw Amsterdam and [Holland America] Line; photo of S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam.
Page 12: Col. Stevens Planned Hudson Vehicular Tunnel in 1806.
Acquisition
Accession
2005.079
Source or Donor
Maier, Bob
Acquisition Method
Donation
Credit Line
Gift of Bob Maier.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1938 - 1938
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1938
Date(s): 1938
Level of Description: Item
General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2005-12-16
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